Liquid cement well



June 4, 1940.

"r. N. HUTCHISON. 2,203,571 I LIQUID-CEMENT WEL Filed Dec. 6, 193aINVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented June 4, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICELIQUID CEMENT WELL Tom Hutchison, Hobbs, N. Mex. Application Decemberfi, 1938, Serial No. 244,291

2 Claims.

My invention relates to the handling of liquid cement and similarmaterials, and has among its? objects and advantages the provision of animproved well.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is an elevational view of myinvention;

Figure of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the can supporting stand; and

Figure 4 is a plan view of the valve controlled fountain.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention, I make use of areceptacle or can l6. The can is rectangular in cross section andcomprises a standard container such as is employed for retailing liquidcement. The can includes a threaded neck 12 for connection with theoriginal closure cap (not shown). Liquid cements evaporate rapidly sothat it is important to maintain the supply in a sealed container. Thisis particularly true in cases where the cement is not employedimmediately. The cement should not come in contact with the air until itis being applied.

My invention relates to means whereby the contents of. the can I6 may bemaintained in a sealed condition while at the same time permittingwithdrawal of cement from the can and delivery of the same into a wellfrom which it may be removed through the medium of a brush or the like.

Fig. 2 illustrates an elbow M as being provided with a flange 16arranged to lie on the end of the neck l2 and provided with a connectingelement l8 rotatably related to the flange and having threadedconnection with the neck l2 for connecting the elbow thereto. Theoriginal cap is removed and the elbow connected with the neck l2, afterwhich the can I6 is inverted and placed in its supporting stand 26. 1

The supporting stand comprises sheet metal fashioned to the crosssectional shape of the can and provided with inwardly extending flanges22 upon which the can rests. The lower end of thestand 26 terminates inlaterally extending flanges 24 for supporting purposes. Flanges 22 arespaced sufliciently far from the lower end of the stand to provideaccommodations for the elbow M. The latter is provided with a valve 26which is located outside the stand 26 and adjacent the well 28 intowhich the contents of the container [6 flows.

Stand 26 is providedwith a vertical slot 36 for 2 is a sectional viewalong the line 2-2 Well 28 is preferably formed of material such asglass so that the user may see when all the cement fromthe can l6 hasbeen drained into the well. The well is provided with a threaded neck 32having threaded connection at 34 with the valve. The bottom 36 of thewell terminates flush with' the bottom faces 38 of the flanges 24 sothat the stand 26 and the well 26 may be placed on a common support. Iprovide the upper end of the well 28 with threads 46 for connection witha cap .42 having a handle 44 of a brush 46 fixedly secured thereto. Thecap is provided with a neck 48 having an opening in which the handle issecured.

Fig. 2 illustrates the brush 46 as terminating slightly short of thebottom of the well 28. The

brush may beremoved for application purposes by unscrewingthe cap 46.

Many liquid cements are so chemically constituted asto generate pressurein the can l6. With the valve 26 open, it frequently happens that thegenerated pressure is such as to completely fill the well 28, so thatwhen the cap 42 is removed, the cement will overflow the well. The

transparent properties of the well 28 permit the.

user to observe the level of the cement in the well so that the valve 26may be closed in cases where the. generated pressure in the can I6 issuch as to cause the cement to rise and overflow the well 28.

Cap 42 screws down tightly on the well 28, while the handle 44 is sofitted to the neck 48 as to completely seal the well when the cover 42is in place. Well 28 is located lower than the can I6 so that all thecontents may flow into the well. Neck 32 is located below the top wall56 of the can I!) so as to insure complete drainage of the contentsthereof. Well 26 and the elbow M are connected with the neck l2 as aunit, and the can l6 fits loosely in the stand 26 so that the parts maybe connected and the can dropped into the position of Fig. 2. Slot 36permits the elbow I4 to slide freely therein.

The upper end wall of the well 28 is provided with a depending flange 52which acts to prevent cement from being deposited onto the wall of thewell about its top. Any cement deposited on the parent about its upperend in addition to keeping the well in a neat appearing condition.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully illustrate myinvention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adaptthe same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim:

1. A device of the type described comprising a liquid cement containerhavinga threaded neck, a stand in the nature of a socket fashioned toreceive the container in an inverted position, said stand having flangesat its lower end to provide a rest for the stand, an elbow having adetachable connection with said threaded neck and. extending laterallyof one wall of said container, said stand being slotted for thereception of said elbow as the said container is lowered into the socketformation of the stand, a well located to one side of said stand, saidelbow being connected with the well at an altitude beneath the lower endof said container, and a valve interposed in said elbow adjacent thewell for opening and closing the elbow, said elbow being of suchformation and connected with said well at such an altitude as to bringthe lower end of the well in a plane common with the flanges at thelower end of the stand so as to permit both the stand and the well to bepositioned at rest ona common supporting surface. l

2. A device of the type described comprising a extending laterally ofone wall of said container,

said stand being slotted for the reception of said elbow as the saidcontainer is lowered into the socket formation of the stand, a welllocated to one side of said stand, said elbow being connected with thewell at an altitude beneath the lower end of said container, a valveinterposed in said elbow adjacent the well for opening and closing theelbow, said elbow being of such formation and connected with said wellat such an altitude as to bring the lower end of the well in a'planecommon with the flanges at the lower end of the stand so as to permitboth the stand and the'well to be positioned at rest on a commonsupporting surface, said well having a threaded neck and a flangedepending from said neck inside the well, a brush having a handle, and acap having sealed connection with the handle of the brush and detachablyconnected with the neck of the well to normally support the bristlepor-- tion of the brush inside the well.

' TOM N. HUTCHISON.

